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WASHINGTON, June 8, 2026, 11:03 EDT NASA’s new Black Marble night-light maps reveal a surge in Earth’s artificial brightness between 2014 and 2022, but not every region followed the trend. Some areas dimmed, leaving a patchwork effect. According to a Space.com report, urban expansion and wider electrification fueled the gains, while factors like LED adoption, shifting energy policies, war, and economic pressures were behind many of the declines. (Space) Why does it matter? Nighttime light isn’t just an orbiting spectacle—it’s a proxy for population hubs, active grids, humming factories, and, sometimes, places where disaster has knocked things off course. According

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